Information
Ecological parameter: feeding habitat
Parameter group: habitat related parameters
Explanation:
The parameter provides information on the preferred feeding habitat of fish species.
Type of assignment: single category assignment system ()
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| water column | wc | fish that feed in the water column; they usually do not go to the bottom to search for food |
| benthic | ben | fish prefer to live near the bottom from where they take food; they usually do not go to the surface for feeding purpose |
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Acipenseriformes | 10 / 13 - 76.9% |
| Anguilliformes | 1 / 1 - 100% |
| Atheriniformes | 2 / 4 - 50% |
| Clupeiformes | 7 / 18 - 38.8% |
| Cypriniformes | 105 / 313 - 33.5% |
| Cyprinodontiformes | 10 / 12 - 83.3% |
| Esociformes | 3 / 3 - 100% |
| Gadiformes | 1 / 1 - 100% |
| Gasterosteiformes | 5 / 9 - 55.5% |
| Perciformes | 53 / 94 - 56.3% |
| Petromyzontiformes | 7 / 13 - 53.8% |
| Pleuronectiformes | 2 / 3 - 66.6% |
| Salmoniformes | 23 / 125 - 18.4% |
| Scorpaeniformes | 5 / 16 - 31.2% |
| Siluriformes | 5 / 7 - 71.4% |
| Syngnathiformes | 3 / 4 - 75% |